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Adults/Unit 2: The Digital Workplace

Vocabulary

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Remote

"Distant."

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Digital

"Electronic."

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Collaboration

"Working together."

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Platform

"Software base."

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Virtual

"Not physical."

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Productivity

"Output rate."

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Flexible

"Adaptable."

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Nomad

"Wanderer."

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Isolation

"Being alone."

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Balance

"Stability."

Article

The Office is Everywhere

The physical office is disappearing. We now inhabit a "digital workplace" defined by tools like Slack, Zoom, and Trello. This shift requires new etiquette.

Async Communication "Asynchronous" means not happening at the same time. I send an email now; you read it later. This allows for deep work but requires clear writing. "In sync" meetings are for decision making.

Remote Culture "Work from Home (WFH)" offers freedom but can cause "isolation." Building rapport over a screen is hard. "Virtual coffee breaks" and "team building" are attempts to fix this.

Digital Nomadism Some people take it further, working from Bali or Lisbon. This lifestyle requires "discipline" and solid "wifi." It is blurring the lines between work and travel.

Discussion

Questions

  • 1Do you prefer working from home or the office?
  • 2Is Zoom fatigue real?
  • 3Can you trust employees you can't see?
  • 4What tools do you use for work?
  • 5Is the 9-to-5 workday dead?

Further Discussion

  • 1Will offices disappear completely?
  • 2Does remote work hurt your career promotion chances?
  • 3Is it fair to pay remote workers less?

Practice

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Working from a location away from the office is...

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Relating to computers and the internet is...

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The action of working together with others is...

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A software or website used to host services is a...

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Existing on a computer but not in the physical world is...

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How much work you produce in a given time is...

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Able to change or adapt easily is...

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A person who travels and works from anywhere is a...

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The feeling of being alone and separated is...

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A state where different elements are equal in proportion is...

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